Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62245 persons found

Peter North (legal scholar)

b. 1936

British academic lawyer

Peter Norton

b. 1943

American programmer, software publisher

Peter O'Connor (athlete)

b. 1872

Irish track and field athlete

Peter O'Donnell

English writer

Peter O'Malley (golfer)

b. 1965

Australian professional golfer (born 1965)

Peter O'Sullevan

Irish-British horse racing commentator (1918–2015)

Peter O'Toole

b. 1932

English and Irish actor (1932–2013)

Peter Oakley

b. 1927

British vlogger (1927–2014)

Peter of Aragon (heir of Sicily)

Heir apparent to the Sicilian throne (1398–1400)

Peter of Castile

b. 1334

King of Castile and León (1350–1366, 1367–1369)

Peter Ölvecký

b. 1985

Slovak ice hockey player

Peter Onorati

b. 1953

American actor (born 1953)

Peter Oosterhuis

English golfer and broadcaster (1948–2024)

Peter Pace

b. 1945

16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo

b. 1935

British politician, art collector, property developer and nobleman (born 1935)

Peter Parler

14th-century German architect and sculptor

Peter Parros

b. 1960

American actor

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish artist and diplomat (1577–1640)

Péter Pázmány

b. 1570

Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom and Prince Primate of Hungary

Peter Phillips

b. 1977

British businessman (born 1977)

Peter Phillips (conductor)

b. 1953

British choral conductor and musicologist

Peter Philpott

Australian cricketer (1934–2021)

Peter Pitseolak

Inuk photographer, sculptor, artist and historian (1902-1973)

Peter Pollock

b. 1941

South African cricketer